Introduction: How to Sculpt and Add Missing Pottery Segment and Apply Gold Kintsugi

By Lakeside Pottery Studio
About: Lakeside Pottery, a nationally recognized Ceramic and Sculpture Repair and Restoration studio, established in 2001 as a ceramic art and pottery teaching facility. We are also craft Kintsugi / Kintsukuroi Japan…

This tutorial is an example of one of the methods we use to sculpt and add a missing pottery rim segment using the resin casting technique. The finish can be seamless repair or Kintsugi repair.

See more Kintsugi examples or more of before and after seamless repair examples

Supplies

  1. Two-part 5 min PC Clear epoxy
  2. Wooden stick or a pin-tool
  3. Container with pvc pebbles or rice
  4. Casting mold
  5. Two parts epoxy resin
  6. Scale
  7. Denatured or 91% Alcohol
  8. Rag
  9. Paper pad to mix Epoxy on

Where to get supplies

Step 1: Mix Casting Mold

Mix well two even parts of casting mold

Step 2: Apply Casting Mold

  1. Apply casting mold to an unbroken segment
  2. When shaped casting mold cured, add more casting mold on the side opening

Step 3: Preparing and Pouring the Resin Epoxy

  1. Pour equal parts of resin-epoxy
  2. Mix the two part resin epoxy well
  3. Fill the mold impression with casting-resin

Step 4: Resin Epoxy Curation

  1. Wait for casting-resin to cure
  2. Remove newly made segment when cured
  3. Segment ready to be applied

Step 5: Marking the Required Shape

  1. Mark cutting area
  2. Marked casted segment ready for shaping

Step 6: Shape to Size

  1. Cut close to the penciled line
  2. Grind for final sizing
  3. Verify proper fit

Step 7: Mending

  1. Mix two parts epoxy
  2. Apply epoxy
  3. Place segment

Step 8: Added Segment Ready for the Next Steps

  1. Segment applied and ready for a filler application
  2. Follow to filling instructions in our web lessons (see link below)
  3. Apply the Kintsugi process or a seamless repair (see link below)

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